@dr.alexritza
How The Ankle (sprains)🦵 Balance And Neck 🤕 Pains Are Related And What That Means For Your Health
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🤗 yah a friend with ankle, balance or posture issues so they can get the low down help
. 🌀They might not seem related but when you sprain an ankle, clumsily bump into something or trip, or your posture is SHIFTED, they all might be related .
🏃 take ankle sprains for instance, the best predictor of have an ankle sprain is having had one in the last - why 🧮 - because ankle sprains tear or stretch nerves and they stop sending a good signal to your brain about how the ankle is moving and/or positioned in space .
👁 this is called reduced “proprioception” and is your brains awareness to know how your body is moving. With ankle sprains, studies have shown that reduced proprioception increases the chances of injury in the future if not corrected .
Now this is the interesting part 😲 balance and posture work the same way. Balance is largely determined by the integration of sensory signals from the spine, foot, and the ears
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If there is a problem with the spine or ankle, the flow of proprioceptive information to the brain about how the body is positioned can be reduced and limits the 🧠 from getting an accurate picture of the body and outside world: “how uneven is the ground I am on?”
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If the brain doesn’t get the right signal from the HUGE number of nerves in the neck and how the head is position than the same thing can happen with posture 📐 Joints that are unhealthy lead to nerves that send fewer and poor quality information to the brain and it might not realize how far SHIFTED forward the neck is compared to where it should be .
The takeaway 🔑 for today is that ☝️ rehabbing ankle sprains and back/neck problems is really important for your balance and health because even in the absence of pain there is likely still a problem
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✌🏼 the brain gets trillions of bits of information in a minute - you are aware of less than one percent of that and a good Brain-Body connection is important .
3️⃣ everything is connected by the nervous system and it affects you in ways you are aware of and some you had no idea about .
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